.hard
'rock noun [u] a type of loud modern music with a very strong beat, played on electric guitars W.W$L9k
(A*!mmm, u#«)
hard scrab ble /.haid'skraebl; NAmE ,ha:rd-/
adj. (NAmE) not having enough of the
basic things you need to live #BW-; a hardscrabble
life/upbringing ^ B J&#
.hard
sell noun [sing.]
a method of selling that puts a lot of pressure on the customer to buy fji ft
ft — compare SOFT SELL
hard-ship /'haidfip; NAmE 'haird-/ noun [U, C] a situation that is
difficult and unpleasant because you do not have enough money, food, clothes,
etc. Bft; to
M : economic/financial, etc. hardship B
$£ o People
suffered many hardships during that long winter. Afjn&Ttll^^Ao o It was
no hardship to walk home on such a
lovely evening. X
.hard
'shoulder (BrE) {
shoulder/into the breakdown lane fEXJFfiJflif&A / WiW-
mm
hard-top /'haidtDp; AMmE ’ha:rdta:p/ noun a car with a metal roof
.hard
'up adj. (informal) 1 having very little money,
especially for a short period of time jg (ft , Sfe ( A
tit ) o note at poor
2 ~ (for sth) lacking
in sth interesting to do, talk about, etc.
ABff WW; ft fP : ‘You could always go out with
Steve. ’ ‘I’m not that hard up!’
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hard-ware /'haidwea(r); NAmE 'hairdwer/ noun [u] 1 (computing if)
the machinery and electronic parts of a computer system 5jg ft — compare software 2 (BrE also iron-mon-gery) tools and equipment that
are used in the house and garden/yard ( )
X^r,
i&Hr, X^^ijpn: a hardware shop 3 the equip
ment, machinery and vehicles used to do sth ft
j£r; ffllf; tanks and other military hardware i§.
'hardware dealer noun {NAmE) =
ironmonger(I) .hard-'wearing adj. {BrE) that lasts a long time and
remains in good condition ^AlfB : a hard-wearing carpet MB
.hard-'wired
adj.
{technical Ain) (of computer functions if built into the permanent
system and not
provided by software W ( ft )
,hard-'won adj. [usually before
noun] that
you only get after fighting or working hard for it if ( )
#f!](Hj; A it X H (Hi: She was not going to give up her hard-won
freedom so easily,
hard-wood
/'haidwud;
NAmE 'haird-/
noun [U, C]
hard heavy wood from a broadleaved tree
IJ[ft ( nfW$J Aff ) — compare softwood
.hard-'Working
od/'.
putting a lot of effort into a job and doing it well #!(]($: hard-working
nurses
hardy /'haidi; /Mrr?E 'hairdi/ ad/', (har-dier, har-di-est) 1 strong and able to
survive difficult conditions and bad weather ;
jSf&A 3S (HJ: a hardy breed
of sheep it Jgt A ® 61) M X n” # 2 (of a plant ft ifej)
that can live outside through the winter if M (ft; is M X ft ► hardi-ness noun [U] hare /hea(r); NAmE her/ noun, verb mnoun an animal like a large rabbit with very strong back legs, that
can run very fast if ^ — picture o rabbit
ITST71 see mad
■ verb [V +adv./prep.] (BrE) to run or go somewhere very
fast
hare-bell /'heabel; NAmE 'herbel/ {ScotE blue-bell) noun a wild plant with delicate
blue flowers shaped like bells
hare-brained adj. (informal) crazy and unlikely to succeed ^ $E (ft ; ££ A ft : a hare-brained scheme/
idea/theory ^$ftifjclj / /
f!t&
Hare
m { %mm\, mmm
itMA# ) 2 [C] a member of this
religious group HP*
hare-lip /'healip; NAmE 'herlip/ noun an old-fashioned and now offensive word
for cleft lip Jggl ( IS
twmM, im cleft up)
harem /'hairiim; -ram; NAmE 'haeram/ noun 1 the women or wives belonging to a rich
man, especially in some Muslim societies in the past ( X fa 113
m Aft## ) 2 the separate part of a
traditional Muslim house where the women live ( ff #r ) Sift, 3 {technical Ain) a group of female
animals that share the same male for reproducing ( ft.0 -ft -# sfri? )
hari
cot /'haerikau; AMmE -kou/ (also .haricot ’bean) (both BrE) {NAmE 'navy bean) noun a type of small white bean that is usually dried before it is
sold and then left in water before cooking har-issa /'aerisa; NAmE ha'riisa/ noun [u] a spicy N African sauce made with
peppers and oil ( 4b# ) MfflL
hark
/ha:k;
NAmE hairk/ verb [V] {old use) used only as an order to
tell sb to listen ( ft X -np 4- ) Dff Ir , nJf 'hark at sb {BrE, informal) used only as an order to
draw attention to sb who has just said sth stupid or who is showing too much
pride ( ) Vf Pjf ^
AlftSi£, Just hark at him! Who
does he think he is? H fife HP gij % fr !
it M A fife 41 it ? ,hark 'back (to sth) 1 to remember or talk about sth that
happened in the past HJfZ.^3, fiH ( :
She’s always harking back to how things used to be.
2 to
remind you of, or to be like, sth in the past ft ( )
ftfbl: The
newest styles hark back to the clothes of the
Seventies.
harken = hearken
Har-ie-quin
/'hailakwin;
NAmE 'hairl-/ noun an amusing character in
some traditional plays, who wears special brightly coloured clothes with a
diamond pattern ( #
mmm
'harlequin fish noun a small brightly coloured fish found in
SE Asia Xj&M. ( % it M. W — # ®
% M W
XM )
iftftlif ( tetfcftAA'fjil, fg£ftAI£££iMni# ) ; a
har
lot /'hailat; NAmE 'hairlat/ noun {old use, disapproving) a prostitute, or a woman who looks and behaves like one ^#3 harm 0"W /harm; NAmE hairm/ noun, verb ■ noun [U] damage or injury that
is caused by a person or an event ffi HF; fRA: He would never frighten anyone or cause
them any harm, ftfe 7# X ^ Of ^ A ii PI A0 0 He may look fierce, but he means no
harm, fife ft t^#±Afll^l, o The court case will do
serious harm to my business,
($ X IS o o The accident could have been much worse;
luckily no harm was done. A A
ft jf ;
o Don’t worry, we’ll see that the children come
to no harm. ^ijjgAs (H ^iE ® Xi\ \ A‘
o I can’t say I like Mark very much, but I
don’t wish him any harm. ffifcXX
ftk if M {ih A o 0 Hard work never did
anyone any harm. jg/jXftMii f«rAI^£?cA&L 0 Look, we’re just going out
for a few drinks, where’s the harm in that? it, 0 The
treatment they gave him did him more harm than
good. fMlfillf?5tf^Xfto IHTOI it wouldn’t do sb any harm (to do sth) used to suggest that it would be a